fungus wrote:
James Meyer wrote:

Of course, there's always the possibility of building point contact
transistors out of silicon in the comfort of your garage or kitchen.
With a
flouride etchant to thin down a silicon wafer in the right spots and
some indium
solder you could probably make a passable junction transistor.

Or you could buy one for $0.10

plus $4 shipping and handling

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